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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these open educational initiatives. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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